At school we were shown how to make dove tail joints mine wobbled a bit no matter how hard i tried so to see your joint fit tight kudos, i would love to make exact joints as you have done, but no i never will, so to watch a craftsman such as yourself is a real joy to watch thanks for posting
Dear Dorian, That was just fantastic! I really love your wood working videos. They are a wonderful distraction. You are certainly making those chisels look good.
Very nice ,I have learned this joint from my father who have worked in british railway and apply this type of joints in making of wooden railway carriage chasis ,using teak wood . I have personally used this joint in 1992 when I got a contract of making beach hut ,This kind of joints are tons of load bearing.
Excellent workmanship. I made similar joints but the small tenon and mortise seen at 7:26 rather than cut the female mortise in the outer lip to be seen from the outside, I made it under the lip as a male tenon so that it will not be seen from the outside. The rest was made to complement this. Obviously my standard of work is not as good as seen in this video. My congratulations.
+NagantG17, thanks, glad you are enjoying my videos! I wanted to use just hard maple as a challenge to myself, because you can see even the smallest gaps...
Beautiful work again! I've seen this splice used for joining horizontal cross members. Would it work well to joint two vertical beams to increase a pergola ceiling?
Thanks! It would I think. I have seen the Miyajima tsugi as a vertical splice before. But the joined section is always going to be weaker than a solid piece of wood.
Thank you!! It is a very common joint in japanese building. In the west there are similar scarf joints. And yes, it is used to make rafters and beams that are very long.
Just wondering what is the strongest joint for overhead load bearing beams. Also how important is the face to face contact in the strength of the joint compared to full contact on the ends? Thanks
Hola Dorian muchas gracias por tu tiempo y trabajo compartidos .Puedes indicar que tipo de aplicacion tiene este tipo de unión.¿ poste o viga? Gracias.
ok. Gracias. Este año iniciare la construcción de una torre para almacenar agua y voy a poner en práctica la técnica caja-Espiga. En mi país se utilizó mucho a finales del 1800 importada por los colonos alemanes en la colonización del Sur del país (Chile). Ahora desapareció. Pero hay que rescatarla. Espero poder enviarte fotos de lo puesto en práctica. Saludos desde el Sur del Mundo.
This series of videos is absolutely great thank you. I know they are not intended as a tutorial but they are helping a lot. Can I ask where are you getting the measurements for marking and cutting those joints ? Is there a specific book you are using as reference ?
Thanks! There was a Japanese TV show on YT where they had carpenters d different disciplines. It is all in Japanese but they have to test their scarf joints at one time. Here is the link to the first Video of the series: ruclips.net/video/sWmd5bqFNJA/видео.html
Awesome work and now a sub, but I have a question, do you actually apply these techniques into your builds? Outstanding craftsmanship and thanks for sharing!
Amazing job! Maybe can you share the template with me please? I would like to make a similar connection in my garden on 150x150mm beam, but I can't find a template. I'm just a hobbyist not a pro.
I love watching your videos on how paper is made. :) I'm curious what kind of wood you use or what wood is good for a beginner maybe easily found in Canada, poplar?
Sieht alles total toll aus! - Nur die Wiedergabe bei der Vorbereitung ist extrem schnell und sollte vielleicht auch erklärt werden. Vielleicht noch ein paar Hinweise worauf zu achten ist und wo die Fallstricke lauern. Vielleicht so wie bei Heiko Rech !!!
+repr26 I always seem to have more problems with the cutting from a different position with bigger stock. I mean ot works, but the gaps are a bit more visible.
Yes, you need to sell the plans to the joints online and get on Patreon... If you are not already. Which saws and chisels do you use? and where do you buy them?
+toby griffiths I might compile a book after doing some in depth research. The work I am doing is still on an amateur level in respects to master craftsmen. I buy my tools online (fine-tools.com or dictum.com) or in Japan. Sometimes even ebay or people who sell their tools and ask me if I want to buy them.
Do you realise that these exhibitions of your supernatural skills are really demoralising for those of us who can't knock in a nail without bending the nail and splitting the wood?
Mute... man's best friend, next to the malamute. Since we can't see the lines you're laying out, it would have been a much better video to have eschewed the music and actually explained what you were doing as you worked.
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patience and you sure have it. what a great job good to see people still using hand tools like you do. hats off to you great job!
+Ryan Goulet thank you very much!
The moment it all tightened up and the gaps closed was extremely satisfying.
+Simon Crabb :D glad you enjoyed it :)
Oh man, that is one of the cleanest scarf joints I've ever seen! Your series is just outstanding, congratulations!!
Thank you!
That is seriously one of the nicest joints like this that I've seen. Almost seamless. Very impressive work. You've put in enough practice I'm sure.
+dafickler thanks! Yes, that and I am a fetishist for joinery ;)
At school we were shown how to make dove tail joints mine wobbled a bit no matter how hard i tried so to see your joint fit tight kudos, i would love to make exact joints as you have done, but no i never will, so to watch a craftsman such as yourself is a real joy to watch thanks for posting
Thank you
I work in western style and can watch 50 videos only to rehash the old, when I watch Japanese or mahjong videos I'm instantly inspired.
Dear Dorian,
That was just fantastic!
I really love your wood working videos. They are a wonderful distraction.
You are certainly making those chisels look good.
+Jimmy Sedbrook thank you, I'm glad to provide a good distraction ;)
Very nice ,I have learned this joint from my father who have worked in british railway and apply this type of joints in making of wooden railway carriage chasis ,using teak wood . I have personally used this joint in 1992 when I got a contract of making beach hut ,This kind of joints are tons of load bearing.
+Jawed Iqbal wow, sounds very interesting! I also like this joint a lot!
That hammer you use is very classy! That think is like a silver bullet nailing everything together.... so cool!
+Alex Smith I love my hammer. It is actually for setting plane blades, but I use it for other stuff sometimes :)
Hi Dorian...some of the most advanced joinery I've seen to date...way to go Dorian...nice job...
+Henry John's Awesome YT Channel thank you very much!
All these joinery vids are very meditative to me - thanks - great work - wonderful skills and execution
+Joe Anderson thank you!
Its so meditative to watch. Truly seamless joinery.
+Daiv Barrios thank you!
The way the lines just disappear when you tap the wedges in. Always amazing.
Thank you!
It was interesting how your awesome joint tightened up when you inserted the keys! Thank you.
Thanks!
Simply mind blowing skills. I enjoy watching your videos. Thanks for sharing, Dorian.
+Danny D thank you very much for watching! Glad you like it :)
I have just now discovered this series of videos and it's amazing, great job!!
+Manuel Fuentes thank you!
well, thats the 20th time I have watched this video,,always amazes me,,,nice work
+ALLAN FRASER wow! Thank you!
Bloody awesome. Just great to see it comes together with those wedges.
Thanks!
Excellent workmanship. I made similar joints but the small tenon and mortise seen at 7:26 rather than cut the female mortise in the outer lip to be seen from the outside, I made it under the lip as a male tenon so that it will not be seen from the outside. The rest was made to complement this.
Obviously my standard of work is not as good as seen in this video. My congratulations.
Nice! I'd like to see it :)
i was in such awe by the seamlessness of the joint when suddenly realized wow that is one shiny hammer! heheheh
+Nicolás Isler Letelier hehehe, thanks! I love that hammer, especially the chrome finish :)
Beautiful work brother, keep up the great work!
It's really a wonderful miracle! Nice job, man...
Thank you!
Really enjoying your videos. I'm sure you've heard this but using contrasting wood so the joints are more visible would be really interesting.
+NagantG17, thanks, glad you are enjoying my videos! I wanted to use just hard maple as a challenge to myself, because you can see even the smallest gaps...
Absolute perfection nothing else to say thank you
+Russell Adams thank you very much!
amazing as always
+A J Lewis , thanks!
Exceptional talent and skill-thank you✅👍
holy sh.., man :) It's incredible. I'm soooo impressed.
+Marcin Ramzes, haha, thanks!
Marcin Ramzes *depressed*
Is there any chance you could put up detailed set up drawings so I could try them at home. Thank great video and workmanship.
+Thomas Wall thanks! try wood joints in classical japanese architecture.
Beautiful work again! I've seen this splice used for joining horizontal cross members. Would it work well to joint two vertical beams to increase a pergola ceiling?
Thanks! It would I think. I have seen the Miyajima tsugi as a vertical splice before. But the joined section is always going to be weaker than a solid piece of wood.
Beautifully done!! BUT, how would this joint be used in actual practice? Splicing two short beams into a single long one?
Thank you!!
It is a very common joint in japanese building. In the west there are similar scarf joints. And yes, it is used to make rafters and beams that are very long.
Great video! Wondering what genre of music would that song fall under? Great relaxing music. Thx
+jesse mccown thanks! The music is by Lakey Inspired. You can find him on Soundcloud :)
brilliant work man very impressed
+TheMathedis thank you very much!
your attention to accuracy is unreal you. that is a skill that doesn't come easy what so ever
Sauber gearbeitet, Kollege!
Great work, first video I have seen from you. Subbed~ Looking forward to watching them all.
+Kinni Marburg thank you very much! Glad you enjoy :)
「好きこそものの上手なれ」だね。すごい、すばらしい。
どうもありがとうございました！
Just wondering what is the strongest joint for overhead load bearing beams. Also how important is the face to face contact in the strength of the joint compared to full contact on the ends? Thanks
To be honest, I’m not too sure. I think it depends on the situation. I’m no carpenter, I‘m a cabinetmaker.
Sehr sauber gemacht. Schönes Video!
+Hermann Straub vielen Dank!
How did you learn how to do this. I really want to do this joint.
Hola Dorian muchas gracias por tu tiempo y trabajo compartidos .Puedes indicar que tipo de aplicacion tiene este tipo de unión.¿ poste o viga? Gracias.
Thank you very much!
This joint is used for horizontal beams.
ok. Gracias. Este año iniciare la construcción de una torre para almacenar agua y voy a poner en práctica la técnica caja-Espiga. En mi país se utilizó mucho a finales del 1800 importada por los colonos alemanes en la colonización del Sur del país (Chile). Ahora desapareció. Pero hay que rescatarla. Espero poder enviarte fotos de lo puesto en práctica. Saludos desde el Sur del Mundo.
This series of videos is absolutely great thank you. I know they are not intended as a tutorial but they are helping a lot. Can I ask where are you getting the measurements for marking and cutting those joints ? Is there a specific book you are using as reference ?
+DeltaCephei, glad to be of help! For this joint I used "The Complete Japanese Joinery" by Hideo Sato and Yasua Nakahara.
Thank you will check it out.
Well done man!!👍👍
+Rob Plotts thank you!
Please excuse my ignorance but what type is the wood you used for this joint?
First time I've seen a saw that small, where did you get it?
NICE! wedge it and the seems all but disappear. Beautifully done.
+Thomas Russell got it in Osaka. It's pretty useful for tight spots!
Thanks. If I ever get to Japan, I'll have to get some tools.
Great woodworking. I'd like to see someone do a functional strength test of this joint. It looks like it would be quite strong.
Thanks! There was a Japanese TV show on YT where they had carpenters d different disciplines. It is all in Japanese but they have to test their scarf joints at one time. Here is the link to the first Video of the series: ruclips.net/video/sWmd5bqFNJA/видео.html
I think i had a woodgasm.
+cm0n :D
Haha I thought that was just me, when the wedges pulled the joint together, oh baby xD
Hermoso trabajo. digno ejemplo para continuar. gracias.
Gracias amigo!
Nice work bro 👍🏻👍🏻
+Peter Van den Branden thank you!
+Peter Van den Branden thank you!
Super work
Thanks!
Oh the satisfaction of the two pieces mating perfectly together! a sexy joint
+Archer Bunta thank you very much!
FLAWLESS VICTORY
Thanks ;)
Gute Arbeit zu nem faszinierendem Thema. Gruß und Guten Rutsch :)
+Woaleck42 vielen Dank! Ich wünsch dir auch 'nen guten Rutsch!
gorgeous work! subbed
+pizFunk thank you!
i tried that once with a butter knife... got the same result... kind of?
That hammer is a piece of art. What is it called?
+JustmeJoy7 thanks! I don't know the exact name, but it's a gennō for adjusting plane blades and doing ura dashi.
Awesome work and now a sub, but I have a question, do you actually apply these techniques into your builds? Outstanding craftsmanship and thanks for sharing!
+dana smith thanks for the sub! The carpentry joints not so much, since I am a cabinetmaker. But the furniture joinery, yes, quite a lot of it :)
Amazing job! Maybe can you share the template with me please? I would like to make a similar connection in my garden on 150x150mm beam, but I can't find a template. I'm just a hobbyist not a pro.
Page 13 of fabiap.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/wood-joints-in-classical-japanese-architecture.pdf
Well done!
+Hossein Hayati thank you!
What kind of hammer did you use at the end?
+Josh Mottl it's actually a japanese plane ajusting hammer, but it looks so good I use it to coax joinery together for videos :)
nice job! subbed.
Thanks! Also subbed :)
Hello. What book do you recommend to learn the joins you make?
+otitop2212 Hi! There's only so much you can learn from a book, but check out the daikudojo.org library. They have some good literature listed!
I like you work.And I know the same technique for the construction of houses in Japan. And Chinese.
+Bernardo Patino thank you!
Too good hats off
Thank you!
I should live long enough to do something a tenth that good!
Practice makes as perfect as you can get :) I still have a ways to go, but thanks :)
Wie lange dauert das in echt ohne Zeitraffer? Hebst du die Verbindungen als deko auf?
+Bleich Mittel, diese hat aktive Arbeitszeit ca. 1 1/2 Stunden gedauert. Ich hebe die Verbindungen selbstverständlich auf ;)
what a precise, hat off :)
+Richard Neuman thank you ;)
What would you use that joint for?
+Christopher Schmitthausler it is a scarf joint for timber frame construction.
Thank you I"m going to Google all that.
Excellent!
+Сергей Юрчик thanks!
I am looking how to mathamatlly lay out this joining , I see u doing it soo fast I can not follow
I love watching your videos on how paper is made. :)
I'm curious what kind of wood you use or what wood is good for a beginner maybe easily found in Canada, poplar?
Thank you!
I use Maple, but for a beginner poplar or pine are good woods to use :)
good job
Thanks!
Nice adjustment of parts)))
+Александр ForestLamp thanks!
Masterful
Nice video, .
The connection looks very nice.
Too bad the marking in the fast running was to be seen.
+Günter Schöne danke! Mal so mal so. Ist halt viel Arbeit das Anreissen zu Schneiden. Aber ich will das auch mal wieder im Video haben...
Das glaube ich, das es viel arbeit ist.
Man kann sich dabei auch ganz schnell vertun.
Very nice..
+Yuvraj Jangid thank you!
just saw this exact kind of joint on the samurai carpenters channel 😀
Yeah, he's done it twice ;)
Sieht alles total toll aus! - Nur die Wiedergabe bei der Vorbereitung ist extrem schnell und sollte vielleicht auch erklärt werden.
Vielleicht noch ein paar Hinweise worauf zu achten ist und wo die Fallstricke lauern.
Vielleicht so wie bei Heiko Rech !!!
Danke.
this is a joint intended to join posts or beams. let's see you do it with two ten foot 6" by 6".
+repr26 probably not as clean ;)
Dorian Bracht you don't think so? I would think the heavier stock, properly secured to a set of horses would be easier to work.
+repr26 I always seem to have more problems with the cutting from a different position with bigger stock. I mean ot works, but the gaps are a bit more visible.
all I can say is wow.
+Eric Brown :D
Yes, you need to sell the plans to the joints online and get on Patreon... If you are not already. Which saws and chisels do you use? and where do you buy them?
+toby griffiths I might compile a book after doing some in depth research. The work I am doing is still on an amateur level in respects to master craftsmen.
I buy my tools online (fine-tools.com or dictum.com) or in Japan. Sometimes even ebay or people who sell their tools and ask me if I want to buy them.
wow! amazing
+honorio sergio thanks!
a lot of these joints are really beautiful pieces of work, but I question the functionality of some of them.
+Rafael H Thanks! They all have their respective functions except the kawai tsugi.
if you are ever inclined to teach a class......I'd be interested in taking it. :)
+Rafael H yeah in the future I will, but it will be in Germany ;)
even better :)
Damn! Impressive.
+TheAughoti thanks :D
I'll bet you really think that the Samurai Carpenter is a real Delta Bravo
Actually, no, he definitely has the skills!
You should use two different colored pieces of wood so we can see joint better.
Anda benar benar orang yang memiliki skill tingkat tinggi....
Meraviglioso!!
+Massimo V thank you!
perfeito ,magnifico .
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+paulo henrique das chagas thank you :)
Good worck
Respect.
+Evan Barker thanks man!
A+
+Staszek Serwiński :D 🙇
Really dislike the music. Maybe it's the sharp snares. And the repeating......
Sorry about that, but I can't make every one happy ;)
Dorian Bracht It's ok. That's what the mute button is for ;)
Need explanation
incrível!
+Evandro Luiz thanks!
Can you please actually secure your workbench? Painful to watch. Great handwork though.
+frisbeephil thanks! Yeah, I was getting alot of hate for that :) already done, bye bye wobbly workbench :)
thank goodness, I was getting seasick. the precision you must have now! Awesome.
Way beyond anything I can Do But try on a length of wood :-) see if its as easy lol
+hugo Bose :) Glad to get your fingers itching!
Oh my!!!
+Audrey White :)
Do you realise that these exhibitions of your supernatural skills are really demoralising for those of us who can't knock in a nail without bending the nail and splitting the wood?
I actually do that too every now and then ;)
Holy cheese balm.
+nitsn :D
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
+Luciano Fadda :D
Mute... man's best friend, next to the malamute.
Since we can't see the lines you're laying out, it would have been a much better video to have eschewed the music and actually explained what you were doing as you worked.